Situated on the east entrance of Regent's Park with easy access to central London, the Royal College of Physicians' Grade I listed HQ houses a museum, gallery, seminar and lecture halls, meeting rooms, curated gardens and banquet suite.
Dr Clare Farrington has become the 30,000th member of the RCP. As a consultant in palliative medicine, Dr Farrington adds her voice to the tens of thousands of hospital doctors working in the UK and across the globe today.
The RCP archives contain oral history recordings of physicians of the past and a new project is recording the memories of current members and fellows. They document personal tales as well as seminal moments in medical – and world – history.
The RCP was founded in 1518, and in our 500th year we’re taking the opportunity to look back on the history of medicine as well as to the future of healthcare.
The RCP museum welcomes all types of donations related to the history of medicine, including instruments, equipment, photographs, artwork and medical teaching models.
Following the government’s announcement in March that the risk to the UK from coronavirus was high and the rules on social distancing, the Royal College of Physicians postponed or cancelled a
